Sleepytime on mom's lap

Mama and Papa bear with Baby bear

We tried to register Mia's birth today, and wouldn't you know it, the office didn't have the forms they needed (they say they're waiting for them to be delivered from Belize City) so we have to go back on Thursday!

Mia slept very well last night, and I got some much-needed zzz's. I've been pumping and feeding her breastmilk in the bottle and supplementing with formula because my boobs are really sore. Not so much the nipple, the entire breast (engorgement I guess). It's just too painful to have her there sucking and kicking and grabbing them. I was feeling guilty about having to supplement with formula until my boobs REALLY hurt, then I didn't feel so bad so much as relieved :-) I'm still pumping though, since breastmilk is so good for her.

Speaking of pumping, off I go to milk myself. More pics later.

Quick morning snack

Mia woke at 7:30 this morning and had 1.5oz milk and promptly nodded off to sleep again. She had 3oz around 5:30, so she probably wan't too hungry. This child can produce some heavy soaked diapers in just 2 hours!

She likes to sleep clasping her hands. I think this is how she must have been in the womb. Aww little Mia!

Last night with dad, and present from cousins!

Daddy soothed Mia last night while I warmed a bottle of breast milk. Yes people, I milked myself for the first time last night and produced 2oz. Woo! Hehe. This will give my nipples a chance to rest. They're not cracked or hard, just quite tender and need a break. That extra info. was for you Julian. I hope you're sufficiently grossed out.

Mia's cousins sent this classic children's book all the way from England for her. I loved this as a kid!

Aww, and they wrote messages for her.

Tia Maria and Uncle Gillian also sent some cuuute pacifiers. Grandma, not to be outdone, sent powdered milk containers and a pink plastic toilet seat for when she is potty trained in the next 2 YEARS hehe :-)

Monday morning with mom

See my little floppy ear, just like a bunny!

Everything looks fuzzy. All I can make out is mom's big nose. She's singing to me, please make her stop!

...and she wonders why I bite her boobs hard sometimes!

Mia's Sunday faces

Gas smirk in the early morning hours...

Cherub face, awww! She'll have her dad totally SOFT!

All clean in her froggy towel after a nice afternoon sponge bath...

Relaxing with dad on the sofa before he left for work. Ring, ring! Mia calling England; anyone there?

Well-fed Face

This is Mia after a vigorous feeding session (ouch). Note the red ring around her lips from the suction, and the blue ring around her lips from the gas :-) Boobs aren't too sore today, and I get to experiment with a breast pump tomorrow cooool! Milking myself like a COW. Moo!

When Mia gets positioned leaning forward for a burping session, she starts cooing and gurgling but her favorite word is "AH" with a few "EHs" in there for good measure. She also farts louder than her dad and I, like a little machine gun.